December 8, 2025 • 36 mins
Natalia Albertini is a pop and R&B singer from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, known for her soulful tone, versatile influences, and emotionally driven performances. A graduate of Berklee College of Music with a degree in professional music, she has released original music including her debut single “Since You Been Gone” and continues to perform as both a solo artist and wedding singer. In 2025, she gained national attention on Season 28 of NBC’s “The Voice,” joining Team Snoop after an impressive blind audition that showcased her blend of pop and soul.
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of course, if you've been following the season twenty eight
of The Voice, we just try to put the best
of the best talent on the air with us two
and to tell you Albertini from season twenty eight of
The Voice, to tell you how you're doing.
Speaker 4 (01:06):
I'm doing very good. How are you doing?
Speaker 2 (01:09):
It's good.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
I mentioned filling out these last few weeks of the
shows and getting ready for a little bit rest and relaxation.
I know for you now there's probably going to be
a little bit more of that. Hey talk about the journey,
you know, being on the show, and of course what
you learned, I mean all the values that things like that,
the competition, the coaching, and had to be a lot
of fun. Sad to see your run come to an end,
but I know you learned a lot.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Correct.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Yes, O, my god's super sad to see you, know,
the end of the show. But I'm also really disgrateful
for the opportunity given. I mean, this is something that
I've jumped about since I was a little girl. I
think that until you're actually like, Okay, I'm actually gonna
go audition for this, it doesn't really hit you. And
I feel like now e've been after filming the show
and you know, having my run, I still find myself
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being like, wait, this actually happened.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
This wasn't a dream, This actually is what happened.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
And it feels so good to being able to you know,
meet to work with him and you know, find a
future with the music industry, and just meeting so many
musicians and lifelong friends.
Speaker 4 (02:06):
So I mean, what.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Else could I have gotten out of this other than
just you know, having the chairs of Turn and you know,
having three performances on TV and just being.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
My true, authentic self.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
I don't think there's anything worse if I'm really grateful
for the opportunity and it's just all up from here,
you know.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
So definitely at the end of the room.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Oh absolutely not.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
No, just the beginning when you found out about the
opportunity or was it something you kind of knew that
you know, I'm gonna go ahead and do this? Field
your fire? Had you been thinking about this? What was
kind of the backstory of getting involved with the show?
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Yeah, for sure, I definitely have had my I've auditioned
a little bit before. I've auditioned you know, the blind
not the blind audition, but the over the laptop kind
of thing, you know, just open call. That's what I
did actually for the for this round as well for
the twenty season twenty eight, I just did an online
I was like Okay, let me just do this, just
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see if something sticks. And I feel like that's the
kind of mindset you have as an artist when you're
just trying to audition for a show like this, because
I think for any show, you're.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
Just like, oh, let's just see what happens. And I
knew that, you know, I went to Berkeley. I was
very fortunate to do that.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
So I've worked with many musicians and you know, I've
had friends that were on the show before. So it
was just like, really, just I threw it up there
and I was like, let me just try to audition,
and it kind of worked out. But I always wanted
to do a show that was definitely something on my
bucket list, definitely something they had to do with music
because that's my forte and yeah, this this time around
(03:32):
the twentieth season, I just it worked out in my favor.
So I mean, I'm really grateful for the opportunity. And
it was just funny because everyone asks, They're like, so,
how did you get started doing this? And I'm like,
I just did an open call, Like I did it
in the most I feel like easy way that you know,
I mean, definitely harder to get on the show, which
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is because you're fighting with you know, everyone who's auditioning
around the world. But yeah, I'm really fortunate to be
one of the forty eight people that got on the
chair return.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
So you should be too, because like I said, it's
one of those challenging and challenging shows, no doubt about it.
You're going to be up against the best of the
best when you're in there competition. But I'm sure it
teaches you a lot. You mentioned mentally and the coaching advice,
and you got them Snoop and all the four judges
who are world renowned and what they do and like
I said, you know, perfection when it comes to it,
what it's like to be in the music industry, talk
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about how invaluable.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Yeah, I mean, Snoop is a legend.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
I always thought about, you know, before I got the
Chairs of Turn I was just like, whoever turns? I mean,
I can't go wrong with any of them because they
all have had their you know, their hand in so
many amazing things and they're just all amazing artists and
human beings just in general. But being coached by Snoop
is a dream. I mean, I've learned so much from him.
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And I'm one of the artists that feels like I
have to do more sometimes than I have to. I
work harder than I feel like I really have to.
Something's when it comes to singing, and you know, he
just really just was real. He just was telling me
everything that I needed to hear you, you know, And it's
not you don't look at it as criticism like you
look at it. It's just this is gonna help me
in the future. This is not something that's just gonna
(05:13):
He's not here to hurt your feelings. It's not here
to and that's what really molds you. And I think
that that's a takeaway. That's what's something I'm taken away
being on the show is that I was given the
most best advice. And you know, I walked in there
myself and I'm walking out authentically me. And Snoop definitely
is someone who you know is authentically himself, you know,
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and that's something that you learn. But also it's just
so great to be validated and knowing who you are.
And he's just the best. I truly, I'm so grateful
that he turned and I I'm just so happy I
chose him as my coach.
Speaker 3 (05:44):
Seriously, when you look at song choice and you look
at wardrobe choice, stage presence, things like that, things that
you work on in this industry, what did you feel
comfortable with kind of going into it and what did
you take from it? You're like, you know what, I'm
going to try to perfect the craft in this way.
Talk about that for me.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Yeah, I mean, for sure, the songs that I was
given and you know all that stuff. I mean, I've
sang my some of my favorite songs on the show,
So I never actually sang my blind audition song live.
That was the first time I actually sang it at all,
really for an audience or anything but Natural Woman and
being able to leave the show singing steedee wonder.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
I mean, I could not have been given.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
I'm just so grateful to have been able to sing
songs like that on the show. But yeah, definitely, I've
always been someone that liked beauty. I liked dressing up.
I feel like every time I have a show, I
do dress similar to what I did on the show.
Any whenever I do have my own performances, I dress
similar to how I was on the show.
Speaker 4 (06:43):
So that wasn't really anything crazy.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
It's just so cool being able to, you know, say,
show your artistic abilities, but also how is someone gonna
perceive me? And that's when you know, being able to
work with wardrobe and say this is who I am
and you know have them also be like, O, hey,
well maybe we will go in this directionally with this
kind of outfit or this and it.
Speaker 4 (07:02):
I mean, being on TV is so something new.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
I've never been on TV before, so this was in
those I've just gotta scared also because I was like,
I don't really know where I'm going with this, but
I'm gonna show up and you know, I'm gonna feel
authentically as I said myself, but also I'm gonna look
like myself, and that's something that I'm happy with because
I feel like you look on TV sometimes and you're like, wait,
that person does not look like.
Speaker 4 (07:22):
How they did and the interview they had last week,
So I definitely feel like that was.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
I sang my songs that were me, and I looked
like myself. I felt good on that stage. So I
really couldn't vast for a better run when it came
to hair, makeup and songs, because I like, I don't like,
I loved every single thing, so it worked out well.
Speaker 3 (07:41):
You look great, you sounded great, and of course I'm
looking forward to just many more great things coming up again.
Italia Albertini joining us here at the backstage past KYBN
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happy ending here on the show. It's not an Italian
Albertini here on the shows.
Speaker 5 (08:15):
A dream of someone to kiss me, so to hold
me cooks and never dared let me go, to love
me deeply for who I am, someone who makes me
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wanta be a better man. Oh, wherever you had come,
hear me off hand and I sweat to you feel
good and beads. I was by your side. I'll stand,
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Oh wherever you have, I'm waiting for you. My heart
is so big when your bady come off food who
because I deserve a happy and it to.
Speaker 6 (09:19):
A tree and someone to love me.
Speaker 7 (09:23):
Ride won't get up, believe me halfway through the night
to be in my sunshine?
Speaker 8 (09:35):
How call ea is?
Speaker 9 (09:38):
It stays right by my side and never dares to
walk away.
Speaker 7 (09:50):
Wherever you are, come give me your hand and I
say to you you two get in bets.
Speaker 10 (09:58):
I was by her side at us.
Speaker 7 (10:00):
Stay wherever you are, I'm waiting for you. Holidi is
open when you're already come one too.
Speaker 6 (10:15):
Oh because I deserve a happy ending.
Speaker 5 (10:19):
To a hor spend a whole life watching from the sidelence.
Now I want a chance toobe thing.
Speaker 11 (10:33):
Spend so long believe and I just don't deserve.
Speaker 8 (10:37):
To feel that way.
Speaker 5 (10:39):
But I know that it's not you, and I am
very I love to hand a sucus to find it.
You wherever you.
Speaker 8 (10:54):
Can, give me a hen and a sweatin you feel
good and bets on spy.
Speaker 4 (11:00):
Hey side us.
Speaker 8 (11:01):
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because the happy.
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Speaker 2 (13:18):
Com and welcome back here to the show.
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you know with this one, i'd heard it out there
twenty twenty four when this came out. Love this song,
(13:42):
and we all need that message in our life. The
world's so full of just negativity. Now you're turning on
I don't even watch the news anymore. And like I said,
people do, that's kind of their own thing. But this
song had a special place in your catalog.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
It does.
Speaker 1 (13:54):
Yeah, happy Ending is a song that you know.
Speaker 4 (13:59):
I got to do it with my best friend. He
you know, we he.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
Wrote the song and he was like I had this
song and he showed me it, and I'm like, this
is like the prime example of just you know, I
deserve good in the world too, Like I deserve the
happy ending as much as anyone else. So and I'm
just grateful to have sang it with him because I've
known him since my birthday. Day's name is Matthew Orgel.
He's just so talented as well. And you know what
(14:24):
this is just a sends a good message. Message makes
you feel good just also knowing who you are and
just like.
Speaker 4 (14:30):
What you deserve and what life can.
Speaker 1 (14:32):
You know, life throws your curve balls at times, and
it's just but making sure you are reassured to know
what you deserve.
Speaker 4 (14:39):
And it's just a good message and it's one of my.
Speaker 1 (14:40):
Favorites, so definitely one of my I'll be blessing this
till I'm.
Speaker 4 (14:45):
Eighty, so.
Speaker 3 (14:48):
I'll tell you what you're right, blessing it to your
eighty no doubt too. And you grated most about you know,
with twenty twenty six coming up being a strong run
on the show, you can take a lot of this
with you what you learned, and I mention you kind
of continue to perfect that craft and which you want to,
you know, kind of work on in the music industry.
You know how tough this industry is. What are you
most looking forward to coming up for the new year
for twenty twenty.
Speaker 1 (15:07):
Six, Yeah, I'm definitely looking forward to, you know, collabing
with my fellow contestants. I mean, that was one thing
that I definitely can take away from the show is
meeting some of my best friends honestly, but also just
some of the best musicians I've heard in a while.
But also I'm looking forward to just getting out my
own music. There's so many songs that I feel like
(15:27):
I have that I'm just like this could I could
hear this on the radio, and I think a lot
of people would like this. And definitely a different side
of me because I happy ending is more of that
like pop country feel, but I'm pop R and B
artist and that's why I feel like as an artist
as I am, I feel so good to be able
to just do as much as I can, no matter
the genre, because.
Speaker 4 (15:45):
Well you're a jack of all trades, you can kind
of do that.
Speaker 1 (15:49):
So yeah, no, I'm definitely looking forward to just getting
getting out of my comfort zone.
Speaker 7 (15:53):
You know.
Speaker 1 (15:53):
I'm coming from the show, which is like such a
cool thing, but also making sure that I know that
better is coming and you know, with hard work and
just there's still work to be done.
Speaker 4 (16:03):
So there's nothing, you know, I'm feeling more just.
Speaker 1 (16:06):
Amped and more of a fire underneath to just you know,
keep his career growing with just the people that you know,
help me get there. So, I mean, there's a lot
of things I feel like are on the way, but
music and live shows are definitely one thing I'm looking
forward to the most because they're just they're exciting, So
I'm looking forward to.
Speaker 3 (16:23):
It performing arts side of it too, in the stage
presence you mentioned in getting out there and just being
in front of crowds and performing in crowds and seeing
those fans sing the lyrics back to you, and also
getting to know you as an artist at authenticity. I
noticed earlier this year in August, you'd put out just
another just those classics, I Can't Make You Love Me,
and I loved your rendition of this. I got to
(16:44):
check it out on my streaming service that I use.
What was the inspiration to really grab this when it
kind of put your own personal feel to it?
Speaker 1 (16:51):
Yeah, I mean, for sure, that's a song that you
don't want to touch the classics, because I feel like
sometimes when you touch a classic, you're like, oh, I
might be ruining it for someone who this is their
favorite song, and you know that song is one of
my favorites. I've that was an anthem for me at
a you know, a rough time in my life, and
I definitely have learned. And my mom actually is someone
who's sang that song to us when we were really
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kids like she just would be sticking around the house
like just very big fans of Bunnie. And you know,
so I got with a friend locally right before I
actually got told I was going to the show. So
I was like, Okay, I'm gonna do this, and I'm
gonna come out with this song, and you know, it's
my own interpretation.
Speaker 4 (17:29):
I didn't want to do too much.
Speaker 1 (17:30):
You don't want to overdo it to a point where
it's like okay, and it's hi, this is a lot,
but I wanted to do with my own version, and
that's I'm a big arranger. I love to arrange songs.
If I could do a different version of every classic,
I would, but that might be a lot. But yeah, no,
I came out with it, and I'm feeling so good
with it, and I just I just love that song
in general, and I think that me and my friend
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smurf A got a really good take and it was
just it felt really good. So now I'm super happy
that I came out with that, and I's just never
live it down.
Speaker 4 (17:59):
So loving it.
Speaker 3 (18:02):
Ask you about collabs becoming more of the norm in
the business now too, And every time I go to Nashville,
to do my radio show live from there or anywhere.
In general, we see a lot of crossovers. I mean
this past summer, I had one of the biggest two
icons step on my radio show, Gary Lavaux of Rascal
Flats and the legend Akon come my radio booth and
it was like, this is cool to hold the umbrella,
(18:23):
which was a saw Yeah. This past summer which if
you haven't heard, it's a fantastic summer jam they just
put out this year too. But that's so important in
the industry to see people like that come together from
different backgrounds and different genres of music. I guess two
partner here, any plans for yourself for collabs and what
do you think about them overall in the industry.
Speaker 4 (18:41):
I mean, I'm definitely keeping that window open.
Speaker 1 (18:43):
There's like so many doors that I have and I'm like,
all right, they're unlocked, and you know, it's just who's
ever going to walk through them will be the you know,
the to know if that's something that's in the works
for me. But just in general, I think that as
an artist myself and who's still growing, that's the most
important thing is to collab. You know, it's so important
to learn from other people. And the person that I
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actually recorded came and he loved me with He's just
someone that is so important to this industry and just
a good friend of mine so and he's taught me
so many things and just even in a small amount
of time of knowing him. So I just think it's
the most important thing for an artist to do is
to know that there's people you should collab with, but
also just writing with someone boss or maybe even just
do harmonies of someone just to you learn so much
(19:27):
in that moment. And yeah, I definitely I'm definitely gonna
be collabing with way more people because it's just what
makes you grow. And also it's nice to see a
different audience, like their audience can see you, and then
vice versa. My audience can see the person that I'm
working with, and it's just nice to be like, hey,
I'm working with this person, so check also check them
out and give and show them some love and too.
Speaker 4 (19:47):
So it's just it's a win win all around.
Speaker 3 (19:49):
I think it's a win win on this song here too,
since You've been Gone, it's Natalia Albertini. It's the backstage past,
stay tuned, standing.
Speaker 6 (20:15):
Up, taller, and stronger than ever before. Though I was
and shambles when you walked out the door, I picked
myself up and put back the pieces. Realize your accent
(20:37):
gave me my freedom. Since you big gone, I say
so clearly, Why younger before?
Speaker 7 (20:51):
It's a new door.
Speaker 15 (20:54):
Door, A new sun is rising up over the shop,
and I'm the man. You know, people change and so on,
moving on? You get me wrong, But I've been happy
since you've been. God.
Speaker 6 (21:24):
I was so reliant, so dependent.
Speaker 9 (21:29):
On you, but now I see clearly.
Speaker 10 (21:36):
These eyes anew. Thought you were mour but then let's
stopped spending. Thought you were my life, but I wasn't
living until now.
Speaker 7 (21:56):
Since you've been.
Speaker 15 (21:57):
Guy, I say so clearly, And you blew before. It's
a new doll and the sun is rising. I'm over
the shop and I'm gonna know me.
Speaker 4 (22:17):
You know, people change and so I'm moving on.
Speaker 15 (22:22):
You do me wrong, but I've been happy since you've
been God.
Speaker 11 (22:32):
I was afraid to be your mile did you wanna
be long? But I'm better that I was with you
all the hell You bo me it all?
Speaker 15 (22:50):
See now it's leud of me sends you bigger.
Speaker 3 (23:02):
I said, no, Bay.
Speaker 15 (23:06):
Is a no no, the new sun is rising up
over the show and the new me. You know, people
to me, you did me wrong, but I've been had.
(23:29):
I've been having.
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Speaker 1 (25:22):
So Since You've Been Gone is an original. So this
was my original take on it, which yeah, I mean this.
I released this ripe age of I think nineteen if
I'm not mistaking, and I'm is that maybe maybe if
I was actually twenty two, I'm not really sure, but no,
I definitely you know, I came out with Since You've
(25:43):
Been Gone, and I just as I said, it was
in a low point in my college years, and I'm like,
this is a song of growth and you know, determination
and just showing a different side of me because I
usually like to just write about, you know, either sappy
stuff or happy stuff, so I mean, go either one
of two ways. But Since You've Been Gone is a
(26:04):
beautiful ballad. And as I said, my friend Matt is
actually the one who wrote that as well. He's like
my best friend and he's just also a master mind
when it comes to writing and music. So yeah, no,
since You've Been Gone tugs of my heartstrings. This is
my first song ever, my first baby, I actually really
said on my birthday, So yeah, for sure, it's never
gonna and it kind of gives you that old feel too.
(26:25):
It kind of gives you that older, older song and
just the skippy so super super, just the best. And
it's just my first song ever, so that's why it
feels so good in my heart.
Speaker 3 (26:38):
Sure, impersonal too, You'll never forget about that. It's like
the first baby or the first child or something.
Speaker 4 (26:42):
Oh yeah, for sure, that baby where.
Speaker 2 (26:46):
You were, that's your baby right there too.
Speaker 3 (26:48):
When it comes to songwriting, do you have a process
or is it just more or less kind of the
personal experience? What goes through your mind with songwriting?
Speaker 1 (26:57):
Yeah, actually that's something that I'm getting better. I feel
like songwriting for me was always like a foreign language.
I just never never could feel it, but I'm now
I'm realizing for myself how I've been going about it.
It's like it is based on you know, if you
kind of experienced it. It just makes it that much easier,
you know, to write about something that you like, actually
felt and went through. And since you've been gone, I
actually was going through this same thing at the moment.
(27:20):
I was just feeling exactly what I was singing. So
it just made it that much better to sing about
something that I actually was going through.
Speaker 4 (27:26):
But I think that's just the joy of it, you know.
Speaker 1 (27:28):
And there's also people who don't even have to go
through something to write about something, and I find that
way more interesting to be like, oh, you just wrote
a song based on someone I don't know just having
a good day. And even if you're having a bad
one and you're writing about, oh, I'm having a great day.
So it's like that's a joy of songwriting and just
the you know, just the use. There's so many songs
that we listened to I'm sure that that person didn't
(27:50):
even go through to know that that's just the song
behind it. So the meaning behind it is definitely the
story and the storytelling is something that I love. I
love a good song that you hear and you're like, oh,
that's the story, and I can just I'm already hearing
just the story and revolt, like you know, unfold here,
and it's just that's the joy of songwriting, I think itself.
Speaker 4 (28:08):
So the story behind.
Speaker 3 (28:09):
It so makes sense, no doubt about it. All Right,
Plans for the holidays, things coming up? What are you
most looking forward to a little downtime.
Speaker 1 (28:15):
I'm actually, I think if anything, I'm just I'm still
keeping busy.
Speaker 4 (28:19):
For sure.
Speaker 1 (28:20):
I have a lot of shows in December I have
locally in Jersey and from Jersey, so definitely a lot
more shows happening just locally local businesses, but that are
really great for me, and I'm definitely looking forward to
just you know, seeing who comes out because a lot
of people have been super supportive and just the people,
all the fans in Jersey and just everyone really in
(28:40):
the neighborhood and stuff just have been so kind. So
I'm looking forward to see who comes out for that.
But yeah, definitely the shows that have in December. But
this year I'm looking forward to all the opportunities that
we'll be given after the show and stuff. So I
think I'm just still holding out, keeping it, keeping exciting,
and just keeping it all.
Speaker 16 (28:57):
Up.
Speaker 2 (28:57):
So I'm excited, up beat, no doubt. Now you mentioned
Jersey there too, and I love love it.
Speaker 3 (29:02):
Never been to the city, but I've been up close
to New York and like I said, some of the
places up in Pennsylvania, and yeah, up on the East
coast there too. So for you, is it Eagles, Giants, basketball, baseball?
Speaker 2 (29:12):
What does it for you up there? Sports?
Speaker 1 (29:14):
I am an Eagles fan. I literally am all Philly sports.
We actually I live twenty minutes right like from the bridge,
so right over the bridge of twenty minutes out and no, yeah,
in Philly is till I I love it all Phillies sports.
Speaker 3 (29:31):
As my guy quarterback here too, that I got a
chance to coach against down here in Texas, Jalen Hurts.
Everybody goes the Pro Bowl or Super Bowl champion, So
definitely look forward. He's on my fantasy team. He's killing
it right now. There's a couple of weeks where he struggled.
Speaker 4 (29:46):
I get I'll give them that for sure.
Speaker 3 (29:48):
Yeah, you dig any of the sports of fantasy football,
you get into any of that.
Speaker 1 (29:52):
I'm actually I am not the most I mean, listen,
if I did that, I think that I would just
spend all my money or I.
Speaker 4 (29:58):
Would do things. And I'm like, I don't know what.
Speaker 1 (29:59):
I don't I'm not the I'm just there to I
think I'm the cheerleader. I'm gonna said like, oh, that
was great, and then people are like, oh, that was
not even a good call. Like okay, but I know
the concept of these games. I mean, I've been watching
sports with my dad for my whole life. I mean,
now we're sitting here, we're like, oh, if the since
the Phillies, you know, didn't do as well as we
would like.
Speaker 4 (30:18):
When now we're sitting here talking about the.
Speaker 1 (30:19):
Eagles and were like, if the Eagles don't, then the Flyers, well,
it's just like you just go to the next moor
and you're like, we're just gonna keep supporting, supporting, supporting.
But now my dad made sure. He was like, if
you marry anyone, it will be a Phillies fan. He's like, okay, got.
Speaker 4 (30:31):
That noted you know that? So it's like, okay, I
got it.
Speaker 2 (30:38):
Is on her list of guys.
Speaker 3 (30:40):
Yeah, sure, let's talk about favorite foods out there.
Speaker 2 (30:45):
The Natalia Albertini food of choice. What what is it?
Speaker 4 (30:50):
Wow?
Speaker 1 (30:51):
Well, I feel like being from Jersey, we just have
good food. I think Jersey has good food. I think,
I mean I my first time going to the West
Coast was filming for the show, so that was my
first time really being you know, outside of the East Coast.
But I will say I'm a big pizza lover. I'm
just a very I just like a good plain pie.
(31:11):
I mean that's one. But also I am Italian Puerto Rican,
so we do have a wide range of food, and
you know, we go from like pasta's and then to
rice and beans and just the whole. So I go,
I it ranges. But I'll stick with pizza for now,
just because we have amazing pizza in Jersey and also
like bagels and just stuff that we're very fortunate to have.
Speaker 4 (31:34):
It are good.
Speaker 1 (31:35):
But I'll stay pizza for right now. But I feel
like tomorrow it will be like pasta something. So dragon Ball.
Speaker 2 (31:47):
Trades here, So what toppings go on that pizza?
Speaker 1 (31:52):
I like a good vegetable. If I just say, like
a vegetable cauliflower, I'm not I like that. But also
I'm huge on plain sausage like pepperoni anything or ELSEO
just playing itself. Like I'm like, you either can jazz
it up and put everything on there or just keep
it playing, And I'm gonna be cool with that too.
I feel like I'm just I'm not a big Ranch person, though.
(32:13):
I feel a lot of people like Ranch or fall
to putting Ranch on the repizza, but I'm not a
big I feel like people could probably feel like why
but now I just plain or a lot of topics.
You can't go on one of two ways sausage, peperni whatever.
Speaker 3 (32:27):
Geez for sure, Geez for sure the popular statement here
on the show too. All right, Yeah, I love this
one because I pull it out of the bag from
time to time.
Speaker 2 (32:38):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (32:38):
I tell you it was a professional wrestler like in
the WWE, or at least to be w w F
back Danto for all this stuff like John Cena's in
you look at all the great right Ladies Division. Now,
what would her wrestling name be if she stepped through
the ropes and became a professional wrestler.
Speaker 1 (32:56):
Something like Natty. Natty would be the first I don't
want to say. You can't say Natty Ice, because I
feel like that's like a beer Natty light or too
close to it. But I think I could say, like
I don't know, like Natty Girl or like that Nasty
girl or something like super just like I don't know
(33:16):
out there, but Natty would have to be in the
at least nat would be in the first name. I
don't have the phone with it, but I don't know.
And John Cena's legend, so no doubt.
Speaker 2 (33:27):
Actually, the next few weeks winding down, I know, I.
Speaker 4 (33:30):
Know, I know it is. It is, it really is.
Speaker 3 (33:34):
Speaking of New Jersey there too, Like I said, love
that Massachusetts up there on the East coast, you know
what I'm talking about, the great great states out there too.
And there was a wrestler I paid attention to for
a lot of years, Natalia, a wrestler on from I
say the Heart Foundation. Her Her dad was Jimmy Anvil Nighthart.
(33:55):
He used to be a tag team guy. Of course
I guess he's solo too, a guy with Brett the
Hitman Heart, which was a nineties wrestler and some a
wrestling name.
Speaker 4 (34:07):
I did not know this. I had no idea because
like I was almost living out there in my name.
That's awesome. I'm glad. I'm glad. That's awesome.
Speaker 2 (34:14):
And she spelled it just like you do a l
I know.
Speaker 4 (34:17):
Why here, guys know why that.
Speaker 3 (34:22):
If you were never a working musician, what other career
path would you have taken.
Speaker 1 (34:26):
I probably would have went into okay, so I probably
would have went into either make up, hair or I
also like love babies and stuff, so I probably would
have worked alone, say babies looking the Niku or something,
because I I you can't. I mean it's not they're
not relatable, but I feel like you. I just also
(34:48):
like want a job that I love, and I love kids,
but also I love beauty and hair, so my mom
is really good at doing all hair stuff, so I
probably would have went into hair. But I do love
babies as well, so I can't really fall in the
middle all of the fun of those two.
Speaker 4 (35:01):
But music is the thing I am.
Speaker 2 (35:04):
Music is the thing.
Speaker 3 (35:05):
And you know what you think you a little bit
of this, a little bit of that from the hit
TV show There the Voice and your career again. I
know you've been at this for a long time too,
but I will say this best of luck at congratulations
on a great run and I cannot wait to see
what's coming up in twenty twenty six, because I know
God's plans have more great things in store for your
one hell of an artist, and it shows on the
(35:25):
show like that. You know, we appreciate you being with
us and looking forward to many more great things and
hope you'll come back and share your story.
Speaker 4 (35:32):
Yes twenty six, Yes, please, thank you so much for
having me.
Speaker 1 (35:35):
This is so much fun, So yes, thank you, and yes,
lissens ahead.
Speaker 2 (35:38):
Albertini dot Com out there too as well.
Speaker 3 (35:41):
And of course I Can't Make You Love Me the classic,
the latest single across all the digital streaming platforms. We're back,
of course over the next few weeks. TG Shepherd, Kelly
Lang and a whole lot more coming up here on
the Backstage Past. Maybe a few surprises too, and Fergo
Lawler of the Cranberry's coming out over the next few weeks.
If you want to hear those stories about all those
great songs in the group that dominated the nineties, the Cranberries,
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we'll have the interview coming up over the next few weeks.
Speaker 2 (36:06):
God blessed, take care. We will see you soon from
all of us here at the Backstage Past. Take care,
happy holidays.
Speaker 12 (36:12):
Hey y'all, this is recording artists Morgan Miles and you're
listening to a grand slam of music, sports, and entertainment.
Speaker 4 (36:19):
It's the award nominated Backstage Past Podcast with Brandon Morele
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Speaker 12 (36:29):
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Speaker 3 (00:28):
Of course, a flurry of shows over the next few
weeks leading up to about December the twentieth. We take
our holiday break here too, and happy holidays to everybody
out there too, KYBN ninety eight point one, your Bay
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appreciate you guys stepping up and listening to us, and
of course, if you've been following the season twenty eight
of The Voice, we just try to put the best
of the best talent on the air with us two
and to tell you Albertini from season twenty eight of
The Voice, to tell you how you're doing.
Speaker 4 (01:06):
I'm doing very good. How are you doing?
Speaker 2 (01:09):
It's good.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
I mentioned filling out these last few weeks of the
shows and getting ready for a little bit rest and relaxation.
I know for you now there's probably going to be
a little bit more of that. Hey talk about the journey,
you know, being on the show, and of course what
you learned, I mean all the values that things like that,
the competition, the coaching, and had to be a lot
of fun. Sad to see your run come to an end,
but I know you learned a lot.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Correct.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Yes, O, my god's super sad to see you, know,
the end of the show. But I'm also really disgrateful
for the opportunity given. I mean, this is something that
I've jumped about since I was a little girl. I
think that until you're actually like, Okay, I'm actually gonna
go audition for this, it doesn't really hit you. And
I feel like now e've been after filming the show
and you know, having my run, I still find myself
(01:52):
being like, wait, this actually happened.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
This wasn't a dream, This actually is what happened.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
And it feels so good to being able to you know,
meet to work with him and you know, find a
future with the music industry, and just meeting so many
musicians and lifelong friends.
Speaker 4 (02:06):
So I mean, what.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Else could I have gotten out of this other than
just you know, having the chairs of Turn and you know,
having three performances on TV and just being.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
My true, authentic self.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
I don't think there's anything worse if I'm really grateful
for the opportunity and it's just all up from here,
you know.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
So definitely at the end of the room.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Oh absolutely not.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
No, just the beginning when you found out about the
opportunity or was it something you kind of knew that
you know, I'm gonna go ahead and do this? Field
your fire? Had you been thinking about this? What was
kind of the backstory of getting involved with the show?
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Yeah, for sure, I definitely have had my I've auditioned
a little bit before. I've auditioned you know, the blind
not the blind audition, but the over the laptop kind
of thing, you know, just open call. That's what I
did actually for the for this round as well for
the twenty season twenty eight, I just did an online
I was like Okay, let me just do this, just
(02:56):
see if something sticks. And I feel like that's the
kind of mindset you have as an artist when you're
just trying to audition for a show like this, because
I think for any show, you're.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
Just like, oh, let's just see what happens. And I
knew that, you know, I went to Berkeley. I was
very fortunate to do that.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
So I've worked with many musicians and you know, I've
had friends that were on the show before. So it
was just like, really, just I threw it up there
and I was like, let me just try to audition,
and it kind of worked out. But I always wanted
to do a show that was definitely something on my
bucket list, definitely something they had to do with music
because that's my forte and yeah, this this time around
(03:32):
the twentieth season, I just it worked out in my favor.
So I mean, I'm really grateful for the opportunity. And
it was just funny because everyone asks, They're like, so,
how did you get started doing this? And I'm like,
I just did an open call, Like I did it
in the most I feel like easy way that you know,
I mean, definitely harder to get on the show, which
(03:53):
is because you're fighting with you know, everyone who's auditioning
around the world. But yeah, I'm really fortunate to be
one of the forty eight people that got on the
chair return.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
So you should be too, because like I said, it's
one of those challenging and challenging shows, no doubt about it.
You're going to be up against the best of the
best when you're in there competition. But I'm sure it
teaches you a lot. You mentioned mentally and the coaching advice,
and you got them Snoop and all the four judges
who are world renowned and what they do and like
I said, you know, perfection when it comes to it,
what it's like to be in the music industry, talk
(04:25):
about how invaluable.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Yeah, I mean, Snoop is a legend.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
I always thought about, you know, before I got the
Chairs of Turn I was just like, whoever turns? I mean,
I can't go wrong with any of them because they
all have had their you know, their hand in so
many amazing things and they're just all amazing artists and
human beings just in general. But being coached by Snoop
is a dream. I mean, I've learned so much from him.
(04:51):
And I'm one of the artists that feels like I
have to do more sometimes than I have to. I
work harder than I feel like I really have to.
Something's when it comes to singing, and you know, he
just really just was real. He just was telling me
everything that I needed to hear you, you know, And it's
not you don't look at it as criticism like you
look at it. It's just this is gonna help me
in the future. This is not something that's just gonna
(05:13):
He's not here to hurt your feelings. It's not here
to and that's what really molds you. And I think
that that's a takeaway. That's what's something I'm taken away
being on the show is that I was given the
most best advice. And you know, I walked in there
myself and I'm walking out authentically me. And Snoop definitely
is someone who you know is authentically himself, you know,
(05:33):
and that's something that you learn. But also it's just
so great to be validated and knowing who you are.
And he's just the best. I truly, I'm so grateful
that he turned and I I'm just so happy I
chose him as my coach.
Speaker 3 (05:44):
Seriously, when you look at song choice and you look
at wardrobe choice, stage presence, things like that, things that
you work on in this industry, what did you feel
comfortable with kind of going into it and what did
you take from it? You're like, you know what, I'm
going to try to perfect the craft in this way.
Talk about that for me.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Yeah, I mean, for sure, the songs that I was
given and you know all that stuff. I mean, I've
sang my some of my favorite songs on the show,
So I never actually sang my blind audition song live.
That was the first time I actually sang it at all,
really for an audience or anything but Natural Woman and
being able to leave the show singing steedee wonder.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
I mean, I could not have been given.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
I'm just so grateful to have been able to sing
songs like that on the show. But yeah, definitely, I've
always been someone that liked beauty. I liked dressing up.
I feel like every time I have a show, I
do dress similar to what I did on the show.
Any whenever I do have my own performances, I dress
similar to how I was on the show.
Speaker 4 (06:43):
So that wasn't really anything crazy.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
It's just so cool being able to, you know, say,
show your artistic abilities, but also how is someone gonna
perceive me? And that's when you know, being able to
work with wardrobe and say this is who I am
and you know have them also be like, O, hey,
well maybe we will go in this directionally with this
kind of outfit or this and it.
Speaker 4 (07:02):
I mean, being on TV is so something new.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
I've never been on TV before, so this was in
those I've just gotta scared also because I was like,
I don't really know where I'm going with this, but
I'm gonna show up and you know, I'm gonna feel
authentically as I said myself, but also I'm gonna look
like myself, and that's something that I'm happy with because
I feel like you look on TV sometimes and you're like, wait,
that person does not look like.
Speaker 4 (07:22):
How they did and the interview they had last week,
So I definitely feel like that was.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
I sang my songs that were me, and I looked
like myself. I felt good on that stage. So I
really couldn't vast for a better run when it came
to hair, makeup and songs, because I like, I don't like,
I loved every single thing, so it worked out well.
Speaker 3 (07:41):
You look great, you sounded great, and of course I'm
looking forward to just many more great things coming up again.
Italia Albertini joining us here at the backstage past KYBN
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Speaker 5 (08:15):
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me cooks and never dared let me go, to love
me deeply for who I am, someone who makes me
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wanta be a better man. Oh, wherever you had come,
hear me off hand and I sweat to you feel
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Oh wherever you have, I'm waiting for you. My heart
is so big when your bady come off food who
because I deserve a happy and it to.
Speaker 6 (09:19):
A tree and someone to love me.
Speaker 7 (09:23):
Ride won't get up, believe me halfway through the night
to be in my sunshine?
Speaker 8 (09:35):
How call ea is?
Speaker 9 (09:38):
It stays right by my side and never dares to
walk away.
Speaker 7 (09:50):
Wherever you are, come give me your hand and I
say to you you two get in bets.
Speaker 10 (09:58):
I was by her side at us.
Speaker 7 (10:00):
Stay wherever you are, I'm waiting for you. Holidi is
open when you're already come one too.
Speaker 6 (10:15):
Oh because I deserve a happy ending.
Speaker 5 (10:19):
To a hor spend a whole life watching from the sidelence.
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Speaker 11 (10:33):
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Speaker 8 (10:37):
To feel that way.
Speaker 5 (10:39):
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you know with this one, i'd heard it out there
twenty twenty four when this came out. Love this song,
(13:42):
and we all need that message in our life. The
world's so full of just negativity. Now you're turning on
I don't even watch the news anymore. And like I said,
people do, that's kind of their own thing. But this
song had a special place in your catalog.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
It does.
Speaker 1 (13:54):
Yeah, happy Ending is a song that you know.
Speaker 4 (13:59):
I got to do it with my best friend. He
you know, we he.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
Wrote the song and he was like I had this
song and he showed me it, and I'm like, this
is like the prime example of just you know, I
deserve good in the world too, Like I deserve the
happy ending as much as anyone else. So and I'm
just grateful to have sang it with him because I've
known him since my birthday. Day's name is Matthew Orgel.
He's just so talented as well. And you know what
(14:24):
this is just a sends a good message. Message makes
you feel good just also knowing who you are and
just like.
Speaker 4 (14:30):
What you deserve and what life can.
Speaker 1 (14:32):
You know, life throws your curve balls at times, and
it's just but making sure you are reassured to know
what you deserve.
Speaker 4 (14:39):
And it's just a good message and it's one of my.
Speaker 1 (14:40):
Favorites, so definitely one of my I'll be blessing this
till I'm.
Speaker 4 (14:45):
Eighty, so.
Speaker 3 (14:48):
I'll tell you what you're right, blessing it to your
eighty no doubt too. And you grated most about you know,
with twenty twenty six coming up being a strong run
on the show, you can take a lot of this
with you what you learned, and I mention you kind
of continue to perfect that craft and which you want to,
you know, kind of work on in the music industry.
You know how tough this industry is. What are you
most looking forward to coming up for the new year
for twenty twenty.
Speaker 1 (15:07):
Six, Yeah, I'm definitely looking forward to, you know, collabing
with my fellow contestants. I mean, that was one thing
that I definitely can take away from the show is
meeting some of my best friends honestly, but also just
some of the best musicians I've heard in a while.
But also I'm looking forward to just getting out my
own music. There's so many songs that I feel like
(15:27):
I have that I'm just like this could I could
hear this on the radio, and I think a lot
of people would like this. And definitely a different side
of me because I happy ending is more of that
like pop country feel, but I'm pop R and B
artist and that's why I feel like as an artist
as I am, I feel so good to be able
to just do as much as I can, no matter
the genre, because.
Speaker 4 (15:45):
Well you're a jack of all trades, you can kind
of do that.
Speaker 1 (15:49):
So yeah, no, I'm definitely looking forward to just getting
getting out of my comfort zone.
Speaker 7 (15:53):
You know.
Speaker 1 (15:53):
I'm coming from the show, which is like such a
cool thing, but also making sure that I know that
better is coming and you know, with hard work and
just there's still work to be done.
Speaker 4 (16:03):
So there's nothing, you know, I'm feeling more just.
Speaker 1 (16:06):
Amped and more of a fire underneath to just you know,
keep his career growing with just the people that you know,
help me get there. So, I mean, there's a lot
of things I feel like are on the way, but
music and live shows are definitely one thing I'm looking
forward to the most because they're just they're exciting, So
I'm looking forward to.
Speaker 3 (16:23):
It performing arts side of it too, in the stage
presence you mentioned in getting out there and just being
in front of crowds and performing in crowds and seeing
those fans sing the lyrics back to you, and also
getting to know you as an artist at authenticity. I
noticed earlier this year in August, you'd put out just
another just those classics, I Can't Make You Love Me,
and I loved your rendition of this. I got to
(16:44):
check it out on my streaming service that I use.
What was the inspiration to really grab this when it
kind of put your own personal feel to it?
Speaker 1 (16:51):
Yeah, I mean, for sure, that's a song that you
don't want to touch the classics, because I feel like
sometimes when you touch a classic, you're like, oh, I
might be ruining it for someone who this is their
favorite song, and you know that song is one of
my favorites. I've that was an anthem for me at
a you know, a rough time in my life, and
I definitely have learned. And my mom actually is someone
who's sang that song to us when we were really
(17:12):
kids like she just would be sticking around the house
like just very big fans of Bunnie. And you know,
so I got with a friend locally right before I
actually got told I was going to the show. So
I was like, Okay, I'm gonna do this, and I'm
gonna come out with this song, and you know, it's
my own interpretation.
Speaker 4 (17:29):
I didn't want to do too much.
Speaker 1 (17:30):
You don't want to overdo it to a point where
it's like okay, and it's hi, this is a lot,
but I wanted to do with my own version, and
that's I'm a big arranger. I love to arrange songs.
If I could do a different version of every classic,
I would, but that might be a lot. But yeah, no,
I came out with it, and I'm feeling so good
with it, and I just I just love that song
in general, and I think that me and my friend
(17:52):
smurf A got a really good take and it was
just it felt really good. So now I'm super happy
that I came out with that, and I's just never
live it down.
Speaker 4 (17:59):
So loving it.
Speaker 3 (18:02):
Ask you about collabs becoming more of the norm in
the business now too, And every time I go to Nashville,
to do my radio show live from there or anywhere.
In general, we see a lot of crossovers. I mean
this past summer, I had one of the biggest two
icons step on my radio show, Gary Lavaux of Rascal
Flats and the legend Akon come my radio booth and
it was like, this is cool to hold the umbrella,
(18:23):
which was a saw Yeah. This past summer which if
you haven't heard, it's a fantastic summer jam they just
put out this year too. But that's so important in
the industry to see people like that come together from
different backgrounds and different genres of music. I guess two
partner here, any plans for yourself for collabs and what
do you think about them overall in the industry.
Speaker 4 (18:41):
I mean, I'm definitely keeping that window open.
Speaker 1 (18:43):
There's like so many doors that I have and I'm like,
all right, they're unlocked, and you know, it's just who's
ever going to walk through them will be the you know,
the to know if that's something that's in the works
for me. But just in general, I think that as
an artist myself and who's still growing, that's the most
important thing is to collab. You know, it's so important
to learn from other people. And the person that I
(19:06):
actually recorded came and he loved me with He's just
someone that is so important to this industry and just
a good friend of mine so and he's taught me
so many things and just even in a small amount
of time of knowing him. So I just think it's
the most important thing for an artist to do is
to know that there's people you should collab with, but
also just writing with someone boss or maybe even just
do harmonies of someone just to you learn so much
(19:27):
in that moment. And yeah, I definitely I'm definitely gonna
be collabing with way more people because it's just what
makes you grow. And also it's nice to see a
different audience, like their audience can see you, and then
vice versa. My audience can see the person that I'm
working with, and it's just nice to be like, hey,
I'm working with this person, so check also check them
out and give and show them some love and too.
Speaker 4 (19:47):
So it's just it's a win win all around.
Speaker 3 (19:49):
I think it's a win win on this song here too,
since You've been Gone, it's Natalia Albertini. It's the backstage past,
stay tuned, standing.
Speaker 6 (20:15):
Up, taller, and stronger than ever before. Though I was
and shambles when you walked out the door, I picked
myself up and put back the pieces. Realize your accent
(20:37):
gave me my freedom. Since you big gone, I say
so clearly, Why younger before?
Speaker 7 (20:51):
It's a new door.
Speaker 15 (20:54):
Door, A new sun is rising up over the shop,
and I'm the man. You know, people change and so on,
moving on? You get me wrong, But I've been happy
since you've been. God.
Speaker 6 (21:24):
I was so reliant, so dependent.
Speaker 9 (21:29):
On you, but now I see clearly.
Speaker 10 (21:36):
These eyes anew. Thought you were mour but then let's
stopped spending. Thought you were my life, but I wasn't
living until now.
Speaker 7 (21:56):
Since you've been.
Speaker 15 (21:57):
Guy, I say so clearly, And you blew before. It's
a new doll and the sun is rising. I'm over
the shop and I'm gonna know me.
Speaker 4 (22:17):
You know, people change and so I'm moving on.
Speaker 15 (22:22):
You do me wrong, but I've been happy since you've
been God.
Speaker 11 (22:32):
I was afraid to be your mile did you wanna
be long? But I'm better that I was with you
all the hell You bo me it all?
Speaker 15 (22:50):
See now it's leud of me sends you bigger.
Speaker 3 (23:02):
I said, no, Bay.
Speaker 15 (23:06):
Is a no no, the new sun is rising up
over the show and the new me. You know, people
to me, you did me wrong, but I've been had.
(23:29):
I've been having.
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(25:04):
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Speaker 2 (25:06):
And welcome back here to the show again.
Speaker 3 (25:08):
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Speaker 1 (25:22):
So Since You've Been Gone is an original. So this
was my original take on it, which yeah, I mean this.
I released this ripe age of I think nineteen if
I'm not mistaking, and I'm is that maybe maybe if
I was actually twenty two, I'm not really sure, but no,
I definitely you know, I came out with Since You've
(25:43):
Been Gone, and I just as I said, it was
in a low point in my college years, and I'm like,
this is a song of growth and you know, determination
and just showing a different side of me because I
usually like to just write about, you know, either sappy
stuff or happy stuff, so I mean, go either one
of two ways. But Since You've Been Gone is a
(26:04):
beautiful ballad. And as I said, my friend Matt is
actually the one who wrote that as well. He's like
my best friend and he's just also a master mind
when it comes to writing and music. So yeah, no,
since You've Been Gone tugs of my heartstrings. This is
my first song ever, my first baby, I actually really
said on my birthday, So yeah, for sure, it's never
gonna and it kind of gives you that old feel too.
(26:25):
It kind of gives you that older, older song and
just the skippy so super super, just the best. And
it's just my first song ever, so that's why it
feels so good in my heart.
Speaker 3 (26:38):
Sure, impersonal too, You'll never forget about that. It's like
the first baby or the first child or something.
Speaker 4 (26:42):
Oh yeah, for sure, that baby where.
Speaker 2 (26:46):
You were, that's your baby right there too.
Speaker 3 (26:48):
When it comes to songwriting, do you have a process
or is it just more or less kind of the
personal experience? What goes through your mind with songwriting?
Speaker 1 (26:57):
Yeah, actually that's something that I'm getting better. I feel
like songwriting for me was always like a foreign language.
I just never never could feel it, but I'm now
I'm realizing for myself how I've been going about it.
It's like it is based on you know, if you
kind of experienced it. It just makes it that much easier,
you know, to write about something that you like, actually
felt and went through. And since you've been gone, I
actually was going through this same thing at the moment.
(27:20):
I was just feeling exactly what I was singing. So
it just made it that much better to sing about
something that I actually was going through.
Speaker 4 (27:26):
But I think that's just the joy of it, you know.
Speaker 1 (27:28):
And there's also people who don't even have to go
through something to write about something, and I find that
way more interesting to be like, oh, you just wrote
a song based on someone I don't know just having
a good day. And even if you're having a bad
one and you're writing about, oh, I'm having a great day.
So it's like that's a joy of songwriting and just
the you know, just the use. There's so many songs
that we listened to I'm sure that that person didn't
(27:50):
even go through to know that that's just the song
behind it. So the meaning behind it is definitely the
story and the storytelling is something that I love. I
love a good song that you hear and you're like, oh,
that's the story, and I can just I'm already hearing
just the story and revolt, like you know, unfold here,
and it's just that's the joy of songwriting, I think itself.
Speaker 4 (28:08):
So the story behind.
Speaker 3 (28:09):
It so makes sense, no doubt about it. All Right,
Plans for the holidays, things coming up? What are you
most looking forward to a little downtime.
Speaker 1 (28:15):
I'm actually, I think if anything, I'm just I'm still
keeping busy.
Speaker 4 (28:19):
For sure.
Speaker 1 (28:20):
I have a lot of shows in December I have
locally in Jersey and from Jersey, so definitely a lot
more shows happening just locally local businesses, but that are
really great for me, and I'm definitely looking forward to
just you know, seeing who comes out because a lot
of people have been super supportive and just the people,
all the fans in Jersey and just everyone really in
(28:40):
the neighborhood and stuff just have been so kind. So
I'm looking forward to see who comes out for that.
But yeah, definitely the shows that have in December. But
this year I'm looking forward to all the opportunities that
we'll be given after the show and stuff. So I
think I'm just still holding out, keeping it, keeping exciting,
and just keeping it all.
Speaker 16 (28:57):
Up.
Speaker 2 (28:57):
So I'm excited, up beat, no doubt. Now you mentioned
Jersey there too, and I love love it.
Speaker 3 (29:02):
Never been to the city, but I've been up close
to New York and like I said, some of the
places up in Pennsylvania, and yeah, up on the East
coast there too. So for you, is it Eagles, Giants, basketball, baseball?
Speaker 2 (29:12):
What does it for you up there? Sports?
Speaker 1 (29:14):
I am an Eagles fan. I literally am all Philly sports.
We actually I live twenty minutes right like from the bridge,
so right over the bridge of twenty minutes out and no, yeah,
in Philly is till I I love it all Phillies sports.
Speaker 3 (29:31):
As my guy quarterback here too, that I got a
chance to coach against down here in Texas, Jalen Hurts.
Everybody goes the Pro Bowl or Super Bowl champion, So
definitely look forward. He's on my fantasy team. He's killing
it right now. There's a couple of weeks where he struggled.
Speaker 4 (29:46):
I get I'll give them that for sure.
Speaker 3 (29:48):
Yeah, you dig any of the sports of fantasy football,
you get into any of that.
Speaker 1 (29:52):
I'm actually I am not the most I mean, listen,
if I did that, I think that I would just
spend all my money or I.
Speaker 4 (29:58):
Would do things. And I'm like, I don't know what.
Speaker 1 (29:59):
I don't I'm not the I'm just there to I
think I'm the cheerleader. I'm gonna said like, oh, that
was great, and then people are like, oh, that was
not even a good call. Like okay, but I know
the concept of these games. I mean, I've been watching
sports with my dad for my whole life. I mean,
now we're sitting here, we're like, oh, if the since
the Phillies, you know, didn't do as well as we
would like.
Speaker 4 (30:18):
When now we're sitting here talking about the.
Speaker 1 (30:19):
Eagles and were like, if the Eagles don't, then the Flyers, well,
it's just like you just go to the next moor
and you're like, we're just gonna keep supporting, supporting, supporting.
But now my dad made sure. He was like, if
you marry anyone, it will be a Phillies fan. He's like, okay, got.
Speaker 4 (30:31):
That noted you know that? So it's like, okay, I
got it.
Speaker 2 (30:38):
Is on her list of guys.
Speaker 3 (30:40):
Yeah, sure, let's talk about favorite foods out there.
Speaker 2 (30:45):
The Natalia Albertini food of choice. What what is it?
Speaker 4 (30:50):
Wow?
Speaker 1 (30:51):
Well, I feel like being from Jersey, we just have
good food. I think Jersey has good food. I think,
I mean I my first time going to the West
Coast was filming for the show, so that was my
first time really being you know, outside of the East Coast.
But I will say I'm a big pizza lover. I'm
just a very I just like a good plain pie.
(31:11):
I mean that's one. But also I am Italian Puerto Rican,
so we do have a wide range of food, and
you know, we go from like pasta's and then to
rice and beans and just the whole. So I go,
I it ranges. But I'll stick with pizza for now,
just because we have amazing pizza in Jersey and also
like bagels and just stuff that we're very fortunate to have.
Speaker 4 (31:34):
It are good.
Speaker 1 (31:35):
But I'll stay pizza for right now. But I feel
like tomorrow it will be like pasta something. So dragon Ball.
Speaker 2 (31:47):
Trades here, So what toppings go on that pizza?
Speaker 1 (31:52):
I like a good vegetable. If I just say, like
a vegetable cauliflower, I'm not I like that. But also
I'm huge on plain sausage like pepperoni anything or ELSEO
just playing itself. Like I'm like, you either can jazz
it up and put everything on there or just keep
it playing, And I'm gonna be cool with that too.
I feel like I'm just I'm not a big Ranch person, though.
(32:13):
I feel a lot of people like Ranch or fall
to putting Ranch on the repizza, but I'm not a
big I feel like people could probably feel like why
but now I just plain or a lot of topics.
You can't go on one of two ways sausage, peperni whatever.
Speaker 3 (32:27):
Geez for sure, Geez for sure the popular statement here
on the show too. All right, Yeah, I love this
one because I pull it out of the bag from
time to time.
Speaker 2 (32:38):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (32:38):
I tell you it was a professional wrestler like in
the WWE, or at least to be w w F
back Danto for all this stuff like John Cena's in
you look at all the great right Ladies Division. Now,
what would her wrestling name be if she stepped through
the ropes and became a professional wrestler.
Speaker 1 (32:56):
Something like Natty. Natty would be the first I don't
want to say. You can't say Natty Ice, because I
feel like that's like a beer Natty light or too
close to it. But I think I could say, like
I don't know, like Natty Girl or like that Nasty
girl or something like super just like I don't know
(33:16):
out there, but Natty would have to be in the
at least nat would be in the first name. I
don't have the phone with it, but I don't know.
And John Cena's legend, so no doubt.
Speaker 2 (33:27):
Actually, the next few weeks winding down, I know, I.
Speaker 4 (33:30):
Know, I know it is. It is, it really is.
Speaker 3 (33:34):
Speaking of New Jersey there too, Like I said, love
that Massachusetts up there on the East coast, you know
what I'm talking about, the great great states out there too.
And there was a wrestler I paid attention to for
a lot of years, Natalia, a wrestler on from I
say the Heart Foundation. Her Her dad was Jimmy Anvil Nighthart.
(33:55):
He used to be a tag team guy. Of course
I guess he's solo too, a guy with Brett the
Hitman Heart, which was a nineties wrestler and some a
wrestling name.
Speaker 4 (34:07):
I did not know this. I had no idea because
like I was almost living out there in my name.
That's awesome. I'm glad. I'm glad. That's awesome.
Speaker 2 (34:14):
And she spelled it just like you do a l
I know.
Speaker 4 (34:17):
Why here, guys know why that.
Speaker 3 (34:22):
If you were never a working musician, what other career
path would you have taken.
Speaker 1 (34:26):
I probably would have went into okay, so I probably
would have went into either make up, hair or I
also like love babies and stuff, so I probably would
have worked alone, say babies looking the Niku or something,
because I I you can't. I mean it's not they're
not relatable, but I feel like you. I just also
(34:48):
like want a job that I love, and I love kids,
but also I love beauty and hair, so my mom
is really good at doing all hair stuff, so I
probably would have went into hair. But I do love
babies as well, so I can't really fall in the
middle all of the fun of those two.
Speaker 4 (35:01):
But music is the thing I am.
Speaker 2 (35:04):
Music is the thing.
Speaker 3 (35:05):
And you know what you think you a little bit
of this, a little bit of that from the hit
TV show There the Voice and your career again. I
know you've been at this for a long time too,
but I will say this best of luck at congratulations
on a great run and I cannot wait to see
what's coming up in twenty twenty six, because I know
God's plans have more great things in store for your
one hell of an artist, and it shows on the
(35:25):
show like that. You know, we appreciate you being with
us and looking forward to many more great things and
hope you'll come back and share your story.
Speaker 4 (35:32):
Yes twenty six, Yes, please, thank you so much for
having me.
Speaker 1 (35:35):
This is so much fun, So yes, thank you, and yes,
lissens ahead.
Speaker 2 (35:38):
Albertini dot Com out there too as well.
Speaker 3 (35:41):
And of course I Can't Make You Love Me the classic,
the latest single across all the digital streaming platforms. We're back,
of course over the next few weeks. TG Shepherd, Kelly
Lang and a whole lot more coming up here on
the Backstage Past. Maybe a few surprises too, and Fergo
Lawler of the Cranberry's coming out over the next few weeks.
If you want to hear those stories about all those
great songs in the group that dominated the nineties, the Cranberries,
(36:04):
we'll have the interview coming up over the next few weeks.
Speaker 2 (36:06):
God blessed, take care. We will see you soon from
all of us here at the Backstage Past. Take care,
happy holidays.
Speaker 12 (36:12):
Hey y'all, this is recording artists Morgan Miles and you're
listening to a grand slam of music, sports, and entertainment.
Speaker 4 (36:19):
It's the award nominated Backstage Past Podcast with Brandon Morele
on KYBN ninety eight point one, your Bay Area broadcasting network.
Speaker 12 (36:29):
Tune into the show on iHeartRadio podcasts and on the
Sports Guys podcast dot com, and be sure to follow
me at my website morganmileslive dot com
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